Air chief on self-reliance Platforms and joint force

Oct 3

DD India's full pre-Air Force Day press-conference report describes Amar Preet Singh's emphasis on military strength, domestic production and Tejas Mk1A/Mk2 to address aircraft gaps. In direct remarks he cites last year's Operation Sindoor as demonstrating joint operations, acquisition, loitering munitions and integrated air defence; his combat claims remain attributed. He discusses Tarang Shakti interoperability, first F-35 participation in an Indian multilateral exercise, new assets and observers. On China's support for Pakistan's fifth-generation aircraft, he argues that effective integration of Indian purchases and inducted platforms can meet the threat. The narrator says this is his last press conference before retiring later in the month; no retirement has occurred in this account.

In his October 3 briefing, Amar Preet Singh says F-35s are operating for the first time in a multilateral exercise in India. DD India places the statement in Tarang Shakti, discussing interoperability, learning from different operating procedures, new assets and first-time observers. The statement date is established; the passage supplies no exercise opening or first-flight date.